Straatman Koster Advocaten > Rotterdam, Netherlands > Firm Profile
Straatman Koster Advocaten Offices
THE MILLENIUM TOWER
WEENA 690
3012 CN ROTTERDAM
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Netherlands > Construction Tier 2
Straatman Koster Advocaten specialises in real estate and construction enabling it to have a large dedicated team that assists its varied national and international client base. The construction practice often assists with redevelopments and developments, public procurement, and disputes. The firm is also adept at assisting with both national and international contract issues. Olivier Vermeulen chairs the practice – he works for contractors, developers, investors, and government bodies in a wide range of construction cases and projects. Pre-court dispute resolution and other contentious matters are handled by Angela Minderhoud, while Thijs Straatman is a project development and procurement law specialist.Practice head(s):
Olivier Vermeulen
Other key lawyers:
Angela Minderhoud; Thijs Straatman; Matthijs van Leeuwen; Hugo Strang
Testimonials
‘Always available when required and great knowledge of construction law.‘
‘What makes the practice unique is that Angela Minderhoud has the ability to keep things simple, even when they are complicated. Her hands-on approach and knowledge in combination with her charisma make her a great professional to work with.‘
‘Straatman Koster distinguishes itself from other firms through their pro-active and very accessible way of working. They provide excellent advise in the fields of procurement law and construction law. Very pragmatic in their approach.‘
‘Angela Minderhoud is a top notch specialist within the fields of construction law and procurement law. She is pro-active, accessible and very pleasant to work with.‘
‘Great knowledge of the technical side of construction. Very dedicated. Approachable and hands on.‘
‘Hugo Strang: practical approach but with great knowledge of construction law. Olivier Vermeulen: a very tactical lawyer with a great long term vision.‘
‘The practice of Straatman Koster Advocaten is very pragmatic. The professional legal advice is well thought out both theoretically as strategically.‘
‘Hugo Strang is a good listener. He thinks carefully about the practical and legal aspects of a problem. Hugo explains his advice in a simple and understandable manner.‘
Key clients
TenneT TSO
KanAm Grund
Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin
Dura Vermeer
Union Investment GmbH
Strukton Group
Synchroon / TBI
Arcadis N.V.
Arup B.V.
Valstar Simonis B.V.
Strabag
Middin
Digital Realty
Hochtief
Museum Naturalis
AZ Alkmaar – football club
Woonstad Rotterdam
A Lanes A15 (Strukon, Strabag, Ballast Nedam)
Evides
Woonzorg Nederland
Demako (Belgium)
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam (Port of Rotterdam Authority)
Royal Properties Development
Crossing Borders Development
Vano Vastgoed
Back Vastgoed
BPD (formerly Bouwfonds) / Rabobank
SPIE Worksphere
Hurks Bouw
Patrizia Netherlands
Work highlights
- Advising MEET RIVM CBG B.V. (Strukton Groep) on several major construction law-related issues.
- Advising German owner Union Investment GmbH on all legal matters regarding the execution of the project Yvie Amsterdam (formally known as Y-Towers) regarding covid-19 aftermath discussions, extra work claims, further legal arrangements with contractor. This project in Amsterdam is around EUR 500,000,000.
- Assisting TenneT TSO with an ongoing arbitration case concerning the termination of a construction contract with the construction combination Heijmans Europoles BV for the Wintrack II project, a high voltage pylons connection of 48 kilometres of electricity masts.
Netherlands > Environment and planning Tier 2
At the helm of Straatman Koster Advocaten‘s Rotterdam-based environment and planning practice are real estate expert Joost Hoekstra, who has broad experience in project development matters, and the ‘service-focused’ Marinda de Smidt, who alongside associate Najoua Haireche, is an ‘expert in the Nature Conservation Act’. The practice has significant experience handling matters regarding zoning aspects of new developments in the energy sector in particular. Additionally, it is well-equipped to advise on environmental matters, such as advising and litigating for the Province of Ultrecht on licensing regulations surrounding the shooting of birds and foxes. Team changes include the departure of Anne Marie Ferwerda to an in-house role in January 2023.Practice head(s):
Marinda de Smidt; Joost Hoekstra
Other key lawyers:
Najoua Haireche; Maaike de Wit; Simon Tichelaar; Tosca van Halsema
Testimonials
‘Solid and comprehensive advice is provided at very competitive rates.’
‘Marinda de Smidt is very easy to approach, hands-on with clients, and offers practical solutions to issues.’
‘Good knowledge on the specific issues and good insight into local issues.’
‘They can always be reached and work quickly and diligently. They are also pleasant people to work with, which makes it easy to call on them. They always deliver on time for a fair price. They are also down-to-earth and always seem genuinely happy to be of service to us.’
‘Marinda de Smit and Najoua Haireche are experts in the Nature Conservation Act. They are also very accessible and willing to act quickly if necessary.’
‘Straatman’s lawyers are accessible, deliver customer-oriented work, and are flexible and meticulous in the execution of their tasks.’
‘The people that work at Straatman Koster are friendly, ask the right questions and are also very helpful and knowledgeable.’
‘The teams covers the full spectrum of environmental law and are collaborative with clients.’
Key clients
BPD
Schiphol Area Development Company
Municipality of Rotterdam
Municipality of Leiden
Municipality of Gouda
Emborion Real Estate
MRP Development
Klépierre S.A.
Vorm Ontwikkeling
Municipality of Almere
Municipality of Gooise Meren
Municipality of The Haque
Amvest
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)
Municipality of Tholen
Province of Zuid-Holland
Green Park Aalsmeer Gebiedsontwikkeling
Municipality of Hoeksche Waard
Province of Utrecht
Leiden University
Municipality of Ronde Venen
Municipality of Nijmegen
Refresco
AVR waste management
Dutch Waste Management Association
Municipality of Amstelveen
ABN Amro N.V.
Urbicoon (Belgium)
Red Company
Being Development
PWC
DHG
Work highlights
- Advised and litigated for the Province of Utrecht on a ground-breaking case regarding licences to shoot foxes to protect severely endangered birds.
- Advised Gunvor Energy Rotterdam regarding a green hydrogen import terminal.
- Advised Amvest on a zoning plan in Eindhoven for a large residential project with complex zoning issues.
Netherlands > Real estate Tier 3
Straatman Koster Advocaten is a specialised firm that focuses on real estate, construction and environmental law. The team handles a number of environmental, zoning and planning law cases and lease law issues. It also advises on PPP/PFI area development projects and real estate development projects across a number of real estate assets including office, residential, leisure and logistics. Practice co-heads Thijs Straatman and Wilfried Koster lead the department, utilising their expertise in real estate and construction law as well as project development. Joost Hoekstra is experienced in land acquisition and environmental issues, while Marinda de Smidt is known for her expertise in real estate contracts. Violet Acar and Marc Marcusse are also noted.Practice head(s):
Thijs Straatman; Wilfried Koster
Other key lawyers:
Joost Hoekstra; Marinda de Smidt; Marc Marcusse; Violet Acar; Paul Heijnsbroek
Testimonials
‘Excellent team. Service is very good with a high level of knowledge on complex real estate matters.’
‘Wilfried Koster and Thijs Straatman are outstanding. Very experienced with high level of knowledge of the real estate business.’
‘The firm has a combination of practical insights and theoretical knowledge.’
‘Violet Acar always knows what we want and works hard to achieve our mutual goals. She always responds quickly and efficiently when we need her. ’
‘Good and clear communication. The firm dares to take a position in the advice and clearly advise which direction they believe is the most feasible.’
Key clients
ABN AMRO N.V.
Amvest
Ballast Nedam Development
BPD
Duprofa Winkelfonds
Dura Vermeer
Emborion
Feyenoord (premier league football club)
Green Park Aalsmeer Gebiedsontwikkeling
Heijmans
HVC Warmte B.V. / N.V. HVC
JCDecaux Nederland B.V.
KIKX Development
Klépierre
Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin
Leiden University
Leyten Vastgoedontwikkeling
Moervast Development
Municipality of Almere
Municipality of Amstelveen
Municipality of De Bilt
Municipality of De Ronde Venen
Municipality of Gouda
Municipality of Leiden
Municipality of Nissewaard
Municipality of Rotterdam
Municipality of The Hague
N.V. Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Utrecht (OMU)
Ontwikkeling Maatschappij Lelystad Airport (OMALA)
Patrimonium
ProDelta Real Estate Development B.V.
Province of Utrecht
Province of Zuid-Holland
PWC
RED Company B.V.
Royal Properties Development
Schiphol Area Development Company (SADC)
Stedelink
Stedin
Stichting Hef Wonen
Stichting Hof Wonen
Stichting Intermaris
Transdev
Urbicoon Belgium
Vaanster
Vorm Ontwikkeling
Wereldhave
Zilver Wonen Obligatie Fonds
Work highlights
- Advising the municipality of Rotterdam, Stichting Gebiedsontwikkeling aan de Maas (Heijmans Vastgoed NV) on the Feyenoord City project.
- Advising HVC on several heat projects in the Netherlands, including large-scale geothermal projects.
- Advising Ontwikkeling Maatschappij Airport Lelystad Almere (OMALA) on drafting sale agreements and all ancillary agreements for Lelystad Airport business park for logistics functions.
Straatman Koster Advocaten > Firm Profile
‘In-depth knowledge of the market sectors in which our clients do business and the challenges they face forms the basis of our advice. We achieve the best possible solutions for them within often very tight margins.’
Straatman Koster advocaten was formed in 2006 by Thijs Straatman and Wilfried Koster, both originally from Houthoff Buruma. The firm has grown steadily and now has a team of 24 lawyers and six secretaries, all of whom have previously worked for the larger law firms in the Netherlands.
Although as a niche firm we are among the smaller law firms, we are among the leaders in our field.
Besides in-depth expertise in property matters, both domestic and international (drafting property contracts, financing and cooperative structures), we also specialize in:
- procurement law
- state aid law
- construction law
- landlord and tenancy law
- environmental law (including land development)
- general administrative law
- compulsory purchase
We advise, draft contracts and litigate in all these areas of law. We also have in-house expertise in preparing the tax structures for transactions and coordinating these with tax lawyers.
We have working agreements with several tax lawyers and civil-law notaries which allows us to provide comprehensive legal, notarial and tax advice should you so require.
Read more here about our expertise.
Besides the construction and property sector our clients can also be found in the following sectors:
- infrastructure, groundwork, road and hydraulic engineering, industry
- energy, government
- facilities services
- transport, including public transport
- sports and leisure
We also count several international property investors among our clients.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Area Development | Wilfried Koster | w.koster@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Construction Law | Wilfried Koster | w.koster@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Construction Law | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Land Policy | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Procurement law | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
State aid law | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Construction Law | Frederik van Nouhuys | frederik.vannouhuys@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Procurement Law | Frederik van Nouhuys | frederik.vannouhuys@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Environmental and planning Law | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Government liability | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Environmental and planning law | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Government liability | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Land Policy | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Marc Marcusse | marc.marcusse@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Renewable energy | Marc Marcusse | marc.marcusse@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Maaike de Wit | maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Environmental and planning law | Maaike de Wit | maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0) 102400447 |
Government liability | Maaike de Wit | maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0) 102400447 |
Land Policy | Maaike de Wit | maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0) 102400447 |
Area Development | Simon Tichelaar | s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Environmental and planning law | Simon Tichelaar | s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Government liabiity | Simon Tichelaar | s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Procurement law | Simon Tichelaar | s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Procurement law | Caroline Lagendijk | C.Lagendijk@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Tenancy Law | Violet Acar | violet.acar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Construction Law | Hugo Strang | hugo.strang@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Procurement Law | Hugo Strang | hugo.strang@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Procurement | Paul Heijnsbroek | paul.heijnsbroek@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
State aid | Paul Heijnsbroek | paul.heijnsbroek@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Tosca van Halsema | tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Environmental and planning law | Tosca van Halsema | tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Government liability | Tosca van Halsema | tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Land Policy | Tosca van Halsema | tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Procurement Law | Anne de Jong | anne.dejong@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Environmental | Valerie de Gier | valerie.degier@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Government liability | Valerie de Gier | valerie.degier@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Renewable energy | Valerie de Gier | valerie.degier@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0) 02400447 |
Construction Law | Paul Richter | paul.richter@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Tenancy Law | Paul Richter | paul.richter@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Najoua Haireche | najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Environmental and planning law | Najoua Haireche | najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Government liability | Najoua Haireche | najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Land Policy | Najoua Haireche | najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Renewable energy | Najoua Haireche | najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Tenancy Law | Lisa van Dolen | lisa.vandolen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Femke Steenbakkers | femke.steenbakkers@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Environmental and planning law | Femke Steenbakkers | femke.steenbakkers@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Government liability | Femke Steenbakkers | femke.steenbakkers@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Land Policy | Femke Steenbakkers | femke.steenbakkers@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Lidwien Kruidenier | lidwien.kruidenier@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Joost van Essen | joost.vanessen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Construction Law | Joost van Essen | joost.vanessen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Renewable energy | Joost van Essen | joost.vanessen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Tenancy Law | Joost van Essen | joost.vanessen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Area Development | Otis Heuverling | otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Construction Law | Otis Heuverling | otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Procurement | Otis Heuverling | otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Renewable energy | Otis Heuverling | otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
State aid law | Otis Heuverling | otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Ms Violet Acar | Violet specialises in tenancy law and the related law of obligations. Her… | View Profile | |
Mr Paul Heijnsbroek | Paul specializes in procurement and state aid law. He is also a… | View Profile | |
Mr Joost Hoekstra | Joost Hoekstra specializes in area and project development, environmental law (including land… | View Profile | |
Mr Wilfried Koster | Wilfried has in-depth understanding of project development, (urban) area development, project financing… | View Profile | |
Ms Caroline Lagendijk | Caroline advises and litigates in procurement law and competition law, including state… | View Profile | |
Mr Marc Marcusse | Marc specializes in development, financing and operation of renewable energy projects, such… | View Profile | |
Mr Thijs Straatman | Thijs Straatman is a real estate lawyer specialising in project development, procurement… | View Profile | |
Mr Hugo Strang | Hugo specialises in construction law and procurement law. In addition to litigating… | View Profile | |
Mr Simon Tichelaar | From the beginning of his career, Simon has specialized in project development,… | View Profile | |
Ms Marinda de Smidt | Marinda specialises in project development and environmental and planning law, including environmental… | View Profile | |
Ms Maaike de Wit | Maaike specialises in area and project development (inner city, extensions, transformation) and… | View Profile | |
Mr Frederik van Nouhuys | Frederik is specialized in Procurement law and Construction Law. Frederik acts for… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 26Languages
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